Vehicle lock



B. SHERMAN.

VEHICLE LOCK. APPLICATION FILED 1AN.19.1921.

1,413,194. Pntea Apr. 1s, 1922.

, RUSSELL SHERMAN,

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Speccationo Application filed January removal of a vehicle from any given loca-v tion `any considerable distance, thus minimizing the vrisk of Vloss by theft.

' My invention consists of a yoke er `clevis adapted to be mounted in embracing irelation with an axle, or other lined member, and a part of the steering mechanism of the vehicle, and means for. locking said yoke in such position` as to prevent operation of said steering mechanism, whereby the vehicle, whenoperated with the lock in operative position, Will travel, if at all, on

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My invention consists furtherrin the lconstruction, arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in the claims and illustrated by the accom vpanying drawing, in Which- Figure 1is a plan illustrating parts of a vehicle and my improved device mounted thereon in operative relation. Figure 2 is a cross-section, on an enlarged scale, on the indicated line 2-2 of Figure 1. Y

1n the construction of the devices as shown the numeral 10 designates a part of the front axle-,11aspring perch, 12 a part of the front spring, 13 the steering knuckle, 14 front or steeringivheel, 15 a steeringknuckle arm anl 16 a connecting rod, forniwell-known vehicle.

e 13, Wheel 14 and arm 15 positions assumed by them when the front or steering Wheels are turned or cramped laterally in one direction, in which position they provide for travel of the vehicle, when moved, inl a curvedv or arcuate path. A yoke 17 is mounted in em f bracing` relation on the aXle 10 and arm 15, and said yoke is tapered or V-shaped in its central portion to'conne the arm. lThe yoke 17 is formed with registering holes in end portions of its arms and said holes preferably are rectangular in form. A.

locking pm 18 is mounted removably and TheV fretta-s Patent. patented Apr. 1S, 19,22.

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l replaceably in theholes the yoke 17 ad-V 1() and on the opposite jacent the aXle Y side of said axlel from the rod 15, in such manner as to hold said yoke on and in embracing relation with the axle and rod. The locking pin 18 preierablyis rectangular in cross-sectionandis fitted to theV holes in the yoke in such position that the Width v of the pin is perpendicular to the front of the axle, thus presenting the greatest lateral strength of the pin to the axle. rThe locking pin 18 is formed with a head. 19 on one end adapted to engage an arm of the yoke 17 and limitk movement of the4 pin in one direction in the yoke, and the opposite end portion of the pin isv Jformed with a hole 2O adapted to receive a retaining device, such asa lock 21, Which Will engage the opposite arm of the yoke and limit mov`ement of the pin in theA opposite direction..

The pin'r18 may be applied as .shown or in reversedfposition as desired. Any suitable lock or retaining device may be employed in the hole 20, Yand the head 19 of thepin may be a single. or duplicatek flange, or bel altered in form.

The yoke may be made in dillieient/sizesl and shapes to accommodate different ele-` ments with which it is used.

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It is the function of my improved device I to so connect a member of the steering mechanism with a fixed member of the vehicle that the steering wheels are turned latery ally or cramped and cause the vehicle to travel, ivliien moved. on an arcute or curved path. Thus, when unauthorized removal or theft of the vehicle is 4attempted when the lock is in operative position, the vehicle will not travel straight-away, thereby limiting'the distance to which it can be removed on its own wheels'.

I claim my invention- 1. rIhe combination With a lined and a movable member which are hinged together and arranged at the limit oic movement of' articulation in one direction, of a yoke em bracing said members, said yoke being' ta-r pered or il-shaped in its centralportion to confine said movable member,y a vheaded pin extending` through end portions of said Yyoke and'across the' open end thereof, and a retaining device carried .by said pin and adapted to engage one arm of the yoke.y

2. An automobile lock, comprising a one- A of said yokebeng apertured `in alnement and adapted to embrace an axle member, and a separate pm removably` and replacea- .Deoember, 1920. bly mounted n the holes of said yoke acl-V jacent Said axle member, together with a lock adapted to engage Sayid pin anclpre ventwthdrawal thereof. 'y

Signed at Des Moine/Sorn the `county ofv VPolk and State of Iowa, this 13th day of RUSSELL SHERMAN. l j 

